Nine episodes down, four to go. And every time the end credits roll, I find myself saying, "I didn't see that coming." A testament to the writers that they keep us on the edge of our seats, yet stay grounded in reality, while taking us in directions we don't expect.

They lost one whole point for the targeted-broadsiding-of-a-car, a trope that I LOATHE AND DESPISE. As usual, it was incredibly stupid in context, done purely for dramatic purposes with no regard for whether it could possibly happen.

I was hoping Alma would toss the grenade through the doorway as the guy was walking out.

Exactly what I thought immediately. On more sober reflection though that was not exactly a cement walled barn -- who knows how safe it would have been to throw it. Alma ain't exactly a MLB pitcher.

And as to the earlier comments about the car crash, how did he even know where she would be (he had no way of knowing where Gus would be, who would be driving him and where, and would he really risk sitting waiting somewhere that's close enough to be able to spot them coming out? In the dark? And when you ram someone like that, how do you prevent:
1. Killing the target
2. Not killing yourself
3. Not wrecking your car so that you cannot drive away
4. Cop driving actually surviving intact (air bag and all) and firing a couple of warning shots through your liver?

Exactly what I thought immediately. On more sober reflection though that was not exactly a cement walled barn -- who knows how safe it would have been to throw it. Alma ain't exactly a MLB pitcher.

Then again, freezing in shock for a few seconds is probably a perfectly natural reaction. And not knowing exactly how a grenade works and how long you would have before it went off is also pretty natural (she probably doesn't watch as much TV as we do, so at least she won't know something that's wrong, but she probably also wouldn't know anything that's right).

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Originally Posted by wprager

And as to the earlier comments about the car crash, how did he even know where she would be (he had no way of knowing where Gus would be, who would be driving him and where, and would he really risk sitting waiting somewhere that's close enough to be able to spot them coming out? In the dark? And when you ram someone like that, how do you prevent:
1. Killing the target
2. Not killing yourself
3. Not wrecking your car so that you cannot drive away
4. Cop driving actually surviving intact (air bag and all) and firing a couple of warning shots through your liver?

As I said before, common TV trope. Hate it. With a passion. For exactly those reasons.

I saw one show or movie not too long ago that did it right...they staked out a route, set up in a position with line of sight. It was a thing of beauty.

Finally got caught up with this show. I must have watched six or seven episodes this weekend.

Cesar deserves a big raise.

I think it was in the previous episode but the mustachioed cop calling Sonya the "village idiot savant" hurt MY feelings. I'm surprised it wasn't followed up with an apology once they realized that she was right.

I think it was in the previous episode but the mustachioed cop calling Sonya the "village idiot savant" hurt MY feelings. I'm surprised it wasn't followed up with an apology once they realized that she was right.

I think it served to illustrate that she has been made fun of for so long by so many that no one but Hank even notices any more.
I love her.

They lost one whole point for the targeted-broadsiding-of-a-car, a trope that I LOATHE AND DESPISE. As usual, it was incredibly stupid in context, done purely for dramatic purposes with no regard for whether it could possibly happen.

Ahem.

Other than that, great episode of a great show!

I hated the targeted car crash in Homeland and I hated it here too. In a cop drama I'll buy the super villain but not one with the superpower of precognition.